Ensemble cast of off-the-wall Warner Brothers characters, appearing in a wide variety of roles. Wakko, Yakko, and Dot Warner, are WB Studio creations who were just too "zany" to be of any use to the studio. Pinky and the Brain are two mice bent on world domination. Rita and Runt are a cat and dog team, who get into perilous situations every episode, put always seem to find time...
海湾战争中,坦克部队军官沙林(丹泽尔华盛顿 Denzel Washington 饰)一次判断失误下令击毁了己军的坦克,令到好友鲍德温意外死亡了。虽然军事法庭判他不需承担责任,然而他还是日夜受着良心的煎熬,一直想找鲍德温的父母说明此事,却也一直没有勇气。
上司为了给沙林授勋,派他调查战争中一起机械师勇救士兵牺牲的事件。沙林调查中发现勇救士兵而英勇牺牲的竟然是卡伦(梅格瑞安 Meg Ryan 饰)竟然是个女人!但现场的几名士兵的供词自相矛盾、漏洞百出。在沙林对其中一名士兵墨菲逼问后,墨菲竟然自杀了。随着墨菲的自杀,事件的真相慢慢浮出水面……